A guild name outlives almost everything else about a group. Members leave, the game gets patched, the roster turns over, and the name stays on the tag. These guild names are sorted by tone and setting, from high fantasy to sci-fi to casual social guilds, so you can find one that still fits in three years.
Cool Guild Names
Start here for names with weight behind them. None of these depend on a joke that wears out after a season.
- Iron Verdict
- Nightfall Concord
- Ashen Accord
- Black Meridian
- Silent Doctrine
- Steel Requiem
- Grey Mandate
- Storm Covenant
- Last Bastion
- Obsidian Watch
- Sable Order
- Cold Sanction
- Iron Tide
- Hollow Vow
Fantasy Guild Names
High-fantasy names for swords, spellbooks, and long campaigns. Every one is invented here.
- Rune Wardens
- The Grey Covenant
- Thornmage Circle
- Grimoire Guard
- Staff and Stone
- The Long Watch
- Ember Order
- Hollow Crown
- Wyrmsbane Company
- Silver Sigil
- Fallen Keep
- Oathkeepers
- The Ninth Circle
- Warden’s Rest
Guild Name Ideas for New Guilds
Flexible guild name ideas that suit a guild before you know what it will become. For individual handles, browse our gamertag ideas.
- First Charter
- Founding Members
- The Open Roster
- New Standard
- Origin Point
- Rally Point
- Common Ground
- The Assembly
- Chapter One
- Fresh Banner
- Early Charter
- The Gathering
- Open Doors Guild
- First Light Company
Unique Guild Names
Unexpected word pairs, because every obvious combination in every major game went years ago.
- Paper Artillery
- Salt Cathedral
- Hollow Compass
- Brass Winter
- Velvet Siege
- Tin Prophets
- Slow Avalanche
- Dim Cartography
- Rust Chorus
- Chalk Frontier
- Glass Infantry
- Wire Monastery
- Candle Ordnance
- Odd Garrison
Guild Names for Raiding
Progression-focused names for guilds whose whole calendar is raid nights.
- Progression Path
- Server First
- Wipe Count Rising
- Enrage Timer
- Phase Three
- Mechanics Matter
- Full Clear
- Heroic Ready
- Mythic Bound
- Loot Council
- Consumables Checked
- Attendance Boss
- Cooldown Rotation
- One More Pull
Guild Names for Casual Play
Friendly names for guilds that log on to hang out rather than clear content.
- Weeknight Wanderers
- After Work Guild
- Chill Chat Guild
- Casual Hours
- Just Here to Play
- No Pressure Guild
- Low Stakes Company
- Friendly Fireside
- Second Wind Society
- Snack Break Guild
- One More Quest
- Good Vibes Only Guild
- Weekend Roster
- Open Invite
Guild Names Based on Animals
An animal guild name gives you an emblem for free and stays easy to say in voice chat.
- Grey Wolves Guild
- Iron Ravens
- Night Vipers
- Pale Jackals
- Storm Falcons
- Dusk Panthers
- White Lynx Order
- Coal Bears
- Swift Hornets
- Silver Kestrels
- Thorn Scorpions
- Salt Sharks
- Ash Hawks
- Winter Wolverines
Dark Guild Names
Moody without tipping into grim. These suit horror settings and late-night raid teams.
- Hollow Light
- Grave Tone
- Last Candle
- Witch Hour
- Pale Omen
- Black Tide
- Rust and Bone
- Night Marrow
- Silent Vigil
- Dead Channel
- Ember Wake
- Cold Iron Order
- The Long Dark
- Ash Season
Guild Names Based on Places
Invented locations give a guild a home turf without claiming a real one.
- Northgate
- Ironhold
- Blackmoor
- Saltharbor
- Stonereach
- Ashvale
- Winterport
- Grimwater
- Thornfield
- Coldspire
- Duskhaven
- Ravensmoor
- Emberfall
- Highwatch
Medieval Guild Names
Trade-guild flavor, borrowed from how real guilds actually named themselves.
- The Smiths Guild
- Coopers and Sons
- The Stonemasons
- Wrights and Wardens
- Fletchers Company
- The Tanners Hall
- Chandlers Guild
- The Weavers Row
- Cartwrights Union
- Bakers and Brewers
- The Glaziers
- Coopers Court
- Mercers Company
- The Ironmongers
Sci-Fi Guild Names
Hardware and neon for futuristic settings and anything with a jump drive.
- Neon Runtime
- Chrome Division
- Data Ghosts
- Null Pointer
- Kernel Panic
- Signal Jammers
- Circuit Rot
- Cold Boot
- Firewall Fade
- Binary Dusk
- Orbital Charter
- Warp Core Guild
- Terminal Access
- Colony Ship Nine
Funny Guild Names
Comedy guilds get remembered. The joke works best pointed at the guild rather than anyone else. Our gaming names list covers more styles.
- Loot Goblins United
- Professional Wipers
- Standing in the Fire
- Objective Optional
- Revive Me Please
- Blames the Server
- Tactical Confusion
- Strategic Panic
- Reading the Guide Later
- Committed to Losing
- Peaked in Beta
- Bank Alt Collective
- Repair Bill Payers
- Accidentally Aggroed
Clever Guild Names
Names with a second meaning tucked inside, for guilds who read the roster twice.
- Critical Thinking
- Terms of Engagement
- Cover Story
- Reasonable Force
- Diminishing Returns
- Mutually Assured
- Line of Succession
- Standing Order
- Prior Engagement
- Grounds for Appeal
- Chain of Command
- Point of Order
- Due Diligence
- Fair Warning
Guild Names for Trading and Crafting
For guilds whose real endgame is the auction house rather than the raid.
- The Merchant Charter
- Supply and Demand
- Market Movers
- Bulk Order
- The Craft Hall
- Raw Materials
- Profit Margin
- Trade Route
- The Caravan
- Stock and Trade
- Gold Standard Guild
- Recipe Holders
- Master Crafters
- The Exchange
Guild Names for PvP
Sharp names for guilds built around open world fights and arena ladders. For shorter tags, see our clan names.
- Open Season
- Contested Ground
- Rating Climbers
- Kill on Sight
- Flagged and Ready
- Arena Regulars
- Siege Breakers
- Border Skirmish
- Duel Request
- Ladder Season
- Gank Squad
- Territory Claim
- Front Line Charter
- Combat Log
Short Guild Names
One or two words, for games that cap the guild field or players who want it instantly readable.
- Bulwark
- Kestrel
- Palisade
- Nocturne
- Undertow
- Bellwether
- Ironclad
- Fathom
- Lodestar
- Rampart
- Marrow
- Halcyon
- Keelhaul
- Cinder
Guild Names With One Strong Word
A single word is the hardest guild name to claim and the easiest to remember once you have it.
- Verdict
- Mandate
- Doctrine
- Requiem
- Covenant
- Bastion
- Sanction
- Reckoning
- Precedent
- Tribunal
- Embargo
- Dominion
- Eclipse
- Ascension
Aesthetic Guild Names
Softer picks for guilds built around cozy games or a calmer community.
- Paper Moons
- Soft Static
- Quiet Bloom
- Linen Sky
- Honey Dusk
- Velvet Hour
- Sleepy Satellites
- Warm Glow Guild
- Slow Sunrise
- Cotton Cloud Company
- Faint Starlight
- Little Lantern
- Soft Landing
- Morning Fog Guild
Guild Names Based on Weather
Weather gives a guild scale and motion, and every one has an obvious banner behind it.
- Hailstorm Charter
- Thunderhead
- Cold Snap
- Dust Devils
- Whiteout
- Squall Line
- Heat Haze
- Deep Freeze
- Monsoon Company
- Windshear
- Frost Line
- Gale Force
- Downpour Division
- Clear Skies Guild
Guild Names for Small Groups
If your guild is six regulars rather than sixty, a smaller-sounding name fits better.
- The Usual Few
- Small Council
- Inner Circle
- Short Roster
- Skeleton Crew
- The Regulars
- Quiet Company
- Closed Circle
- Handful Guild
- Six Chairs
- Minimum Viable Guild
- The Same Five
- Core Group
- Familiar Faces
Guild Names for Roleplay Servers
In-fiction names that read as if the guild exists inside the world rather than above it.
- The Lamplighters
- Wardens of the Ford
- The Quiet Order
- Keepers of the Hollow
- The Ashfall Company
- Sons of the Third Bell
- The Hearthbound
- Order of the Broken Oar
- The Fenwalkers
- Company of the Bright Coin
- The Longroad Society
- Wardens of Low Vale
- The Saltbound
- Brotherhood of the Grey Gate
Two-Word Guild Names
A noun and a modifier is the most reliable guild-name formula there is.
- Quiet Riot Guild
- Sharp Contrast
- Blunt Force
- Hard Reset
- Split Second
- Rough Justice
- Narrow Margin
- Heavy Weather
- Close Quarters
- Free Radical
- Blind Spot
- Wide Angle
- Loose Cannon
- Steady State
Guild Names for Social and Community Guilds
For guilds that exist mainly as a place to talk, with the game as the excuse.
- The Common Room
- Voice Chat Regulars
- The Long Table
- Fireside Company
- Guild Hall Gossip
- Always Online
- The Group Chat Guild
- Familiar Company
- Open Channel
- The Meeting Place
- Common Cause
- Somewhere to Land
- The Standing Invitation
- Friends of Friends
Guild Names Based on Colors
Colour gives a guild an instant banner and a tabard that designs itself.
- Crimson Charter
- Azure Order
- Verdant Company
- Amber Accord
- Ivory Watch
- Scarlet Sigil
- Cobalt Concord
- Golden Mandate
- Violet Vigil
- Emerald Keep
- Slate Standard
- Copper Crown
- Onyx Assembly
- Pearl Company
Guild Names That Sound Ancient
Names that imply the guild predates the server, which is exactly the effect you want.
- The First Charter
- Elder Accord
- The Old Compact
- Founders Rest
- Ancient Standard
- The Long Memory
- Keepers of the Old Way
- The Forgotten Pact
- Elder Hall
- Before the Fall
- The Oldest Order
- Ancestral Charter
- The Founding Vow
- Origin Compact
How to Pick a Guild Name
Guild names last far longer than most groups expect, so a few checks are worth the time.
- Say it in voice chat first. Anything misheard once will be misheard forever.
- Check how it shortens. Members will abbreviate it whether you planned an abbreviation or not.
- Avoid tying it to one patch, expansion, or meta. Those date faster than anything else.
- Skip deliberate misspellings with doubled letters. They are hard to type and impossible to search.
- Pick something you would still want on the tag after the roster has turned over twice.
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